On this day: Chappell's historic bowl underarm bowl

Alana Schetzer

It was the sporting move that infuriated a nation - Trevor Chappell bowled an underarm delivery to stop New Zealand tying with Australia in an one-day international match.

It was on this day - February 1 -in 1981 that the cricketer made history when he found an un-orthodox way to prevent New Zealand batsman Brian McKechnie from hitting a six at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Australian captain, and brother, Greg Chappell reported instructed Chappell to deliver the legal but unpopular move to save the match. A dismayed McKechnie blocked the ball but it was all over - Australia won

Thirty three years on, Chappell's move is still hailed as a glorious day for Australian cricket but across the Tasman it's another story - then-Prime Minister Rob Muldoo called it "the most disgusting incident I can recall in the history of cricket".